Strobilanthes

Strobilanthes is a genus of about 350 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, mostly native to tropical Asia and Madagascar, but with a few species extending north into temperate regions of Asia. Many species are cultivated for their two-lipped, hooded flowers in shades of blue, pink, white and purple. Most are frost-tender and require protection in frost-prone areas. The genus is most famed for its many (but not all) species which bloom on long cycles of several years, such as Strobilanthes wightii which blooms every thirteen years.
Species
Strobilanthes atropurpurea is a temperate species, native to eastern Siberia; it is cultivated for its purple flowers.
Strobilanthes dyeriana (Persian shield) is a tropical plant native to Myanmar. It is grown for its dark green foliage with bright, metallic-purple stripes radiating outward from the central leaf vein. In proper conditions, it will also produce pale purple flowers. Persian Shield grows best outdoors in USDA zones 9 and 10, although it can survive in other zones as a houseplant given sufficient temperature, soil moisture and humidity. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Plants of the World Online currently includes:
Strobilanthes abbreviata Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes accrescens J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes adenophora Nees
Strobilanthes adnata C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes adpressa J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes afriastiniae J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes alata Blume
Strobilanthes albostriata Ridl.
Strobilanthes alboviridis J.B.Imlay
Strobilanthes alternata (Burm.f.) Moylan ex J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes amabilis C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes anamallaica J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes anamitica Kuntze
Strobilanthes anceps Nees
Strobilanthes andamanensis Bor
Strobilanthes andersonii Bedd.
Strobilanthes angustifrons C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes anisophylla (Wall. ex Hook.) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes antonii Elmer
Strobilanthes apoensis (Elmer) Merr.
Strobilanthes aprica (Hance) T.Anderson ex Benth.
Strobilanthes arborea Span.
Strobilanthes arenicola W.W.Sm.
Strobilanthes argentea J.B.Imlay
Strobilanthes arnottiana Nees
Strobilanthes articulata J.B.Imlay
Strobilanthes assimulata S.Moore
Strobilanthes asymmetrica J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes atropurpurea Nees
Strobilanthes atroviridis Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes attenuata (Wall. ex Nees) Jacq. ex Nees
Strobilanthes auriculata Nees
S. auriculata var. dyeriana (Mast.) J.R.I.Wood = Strobilanthes dyeriana
Strobilanthes aurita J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes austrosinensis Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes autapomorpha J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes axilliflora C.B.Clarke ex S.Moore
Strobilanthes backeri (Bremek.) J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes bakeri (Merr.) Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes bantonensis Lindau
Strobilanthes baracatanensis (Elmer) Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes barbata Nees
Strobilanthes barbigera J.R.I.Wood, Nuraliev & Scotland
Strobilanthes barisanensis (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes bheriensis (Shakya) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes bibracteata Blume
Strobilanthes bilabiata J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes biocullata Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes bipartita Terao ex J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes birmanica (Bremek.) W.J.Kress & DeFilipps
Strobilanthes bislei Sinj.Thomas, B.Mani, Britto & Pradeep
Strobilanthes blumeana (Nees) Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes bogoriensis Lindau
Strobilanthes bolumpattiana Bedd.
Strobilanthes bombycina J.B.Imlay
Strobilanthes borii J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes bracteata (Nees) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes brandisii T.Anderson
Strobilanthes bremekampiana J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes brunelloides (Lam.) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes brunnescens Benoist
Strobilanthes brunoniana Nees
Strobilanthes bulusanensis Elmer
Strobilanthes bunnemeyeri J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes calcicola J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes callosa Nees
Strobilanthes calvata J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes calycina Nees
Strobilanthes campaniformis J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes campanulata Wight
Strobilanthes canarica Bedd.
Strobilanthes candida J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes capillipes C.B.Clarke ex Ridl.
Strobilanthes capitata (Nees) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes carinei J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes carnatica Carine, J.M.Alexander & Scotland
Strobilanthes caudata T.Anderson
Strobilanthes celebica (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes cernua Blume
Strobilanthes chiangdaoensis Terao
Strobilanthes chinensis (Nees) J.R.I.Wood & Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes chrysodelta J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes ciliata Nees
Strobilanthes cincinnalis C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes clarkei J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes coertii Terao ex J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes cognata Benoist
Strobilanthes collina Nees
Strobilanthes compacta D.Fang & H.S.Lo
Strobilanthes congesta Terao
Strobilanthes connata Collett & Hemsl.
Strobilanthes consanguinea (Nees) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes cordifolia (Vahl) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes corrugata J.B.Imlay
Strobilanthes crassifolia Miq.
Strobilanthes crataegifolia T.Anderson
Strobilanthes crispa (L.) Blume
Strobilanthes crossandra (Steud.) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes cruciata (Bremek.) Terao
Strobilanthes cumingiana (Nees) Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes cuneata (Shakya) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Kuntze
Strobilanthes cuspidata (Benth.) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes cycla C.B.Clarke ex W.W.Sm.
Strobilanthes cyphantha Diels
Strobilanthes cystolithigera Lindau
Strobilanthes dalzielii (W.W.Sm.) Benoist
Strobilanthes decipiens J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes decumbens (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes decurrens Nees
Strobilanthes deflexa T.Anderson
Strobilanthes densa Benoist
Strobilanthes denticulata (Nees) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes diandra (Nees) Alston
Strobilanthes dimorphotricha Hance
Strobilanthes discolor T.Anderson
Strobilanthes disparifolia J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes divaricata (Nees) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes dolichophylla Benoist
Strobilanthes dryadum Benoist
Strobilanthes dupenii Bedd. ex C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes echinata Nees
Strobilanthes elmeri Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes elongata C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes erecta C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes esquirolii H.Lév.
Strobilanthes euantha J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes exserta C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes extensa (Nees) Nees
Strobilanthes falconeri T.Anderson
Strobilanthes farinosa C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes fengiana Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes ferruginea D.Fang & H.S.Lo
Strobilanthes filiformis Blume
Strobilanthes fimbriata Nees
Strobilanthes flava Kurz
Strobilanthes flexa Benoist
Strobilanthes flexicaulis Hayata
Strobilanthes fluviatilis (C.B.Clarke ex W.W.Sm.) Moylan & Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes foliosa (Wight) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes formosana S.Moore
Strobilanthes forrestii Diels
Strobilanthes fragrans J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes frondosa J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes fruticosa (Chatterjee) W.J.Kress & DeFilipps
Strobilanthes fruticulosa (C.B.Clarke) Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes fusca J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes galeopsis Stapf
Strobilanthes gamblei Carine, J.M.Alexander & Scotland
Strobilanthes gardneriana (Nees) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes gigantodes Lindau
Strobilanthes glabrata Nees
Strobilanthes glandibracteata D.Fang & H.S.Lo
Strobilanthes glandulosa Blume
Strobilanthes glaucescens Nees
Strobilanthes glomerata (Nees) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes glutinosa Nees
Strobilanthes gossypina T.Anderson
Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd.
Strobilanthes graminea J.B.Imlay
Strobilanthes gregalis Collett & Hemsl.
Strobilanthes guangxiensis S.Z.Huang
Strobilanthes habracanthoides J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes halconensis Merr.
Strobilanthes hallbergii Blatt.
Strobilanthes hamiltoniana (Steud.) Bosser & Heine
Strobilanthes helferi T.Anderson
Strobilanthes helicoides T.Anderson
Strobilanthes helicta T.Anderson
Strobilanthes heliophila J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes henryi Hemsl.
Strobilanthes heterochroa Hand.-Mazz.
Strobilanthes heteroclita D.Fang & H.S.Lo
Strobilanthes heteromalla T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes heyneana Nees
Strobilanthes himalayana J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes hirsuta Decne.
Strobilanthes hirta (Vahl) Blume
Strobilanthes hirticalyx Ridl.
Strobilanthes hirtisepala C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes homotropa Nees
Strobilanthes hongii Y.F.Deng & F.L.Chen
Strobilanthes hookeri Nees
Strobilanthes hossei C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes humilis (Nees) Gamble
Strobilanthes hupehensis W.W.Sm.
Strobilanthes hypericoides J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes hypomalla Benoist
Strobilanthes imbricata Nees
Strobilanthes imlayae J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes incisa J.B.Imlay
Strobilanthes inflata T.Anderson
Strobilanthes integrifolia (Dalzell) Kuntze
also Strobilanthes integrifolius
Strobilanthes involucrata Blume
Strobilanthes ixiocephala Benth.
Strobilanthes japonica (Thunb.) Miq.
Strobilanthes jennyae J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes jeyporensis Bedd.
Strobilanthes jogensis Gilli
Strobilanthes jomyi P.Biju, Josekutty, Rekha & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes kachinensis J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes kannanii Josekutty, P.Biju, J.R.I.Wood & Augustine
Strobilanthes karensium Kurz
Strobilanthes khasyana T.Anderson
Strobilanthes khoshooana (S.R.Paul) Karthik. & Moorthy
Strobilanthes kingdonii J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes kjellbergii J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes klossii (S.Moore) Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes koordersii C.B.Clarke ex Koord.
Strobilanthes korthalsii (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes kunthiana T.Anderson ex Benth.
Strobilanthes labordei H.Lév.
Strobilanthes lachenensis C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes lamiifolia (Nees) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes lamioides T.Anderson
Strobilanthes lamium C.B.Clarke ex W.W.Sm.
Strobilanthes lanata Nees
Strobilanthes lanceifolia T.Anderson
Strobilanthes lanyuensis Seok, C.F.Hsieh & J.Murata
Strobilanthes larium Hand.-Mazz.
Strobilanthes latebrosa Ridl.
Strobilanthes latibracteata J.B.Imlay
Strobilanthes lawsonii Gamble
Strobilanthes laxa T.Anderson
Strobilanthes leucopogon Ridl.
Strobilanthes lihengiae Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes linearifolia (Bremek.) Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes longespicata Hayata
Strobilanthes longgangensis D.Fang & H.S.Lo
Strobilanthes longiflora Benoist
Strobilanthes longipedunculata Terao ex J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes longipetiolata (Merr.) Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes longispica (H.P.Tsui) J.R.I.Wood & Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes longistaminea J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes longzhouensis H.S.Lo & D.Fang
Strobilanthes lupulina Nees
Strobilanthes lurida Wight
Strobilanthes maclellandii C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes maclurei Merr.
Strobilanthes maculata (Wall.) Nees
Strobilanthes maingayi C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes malabarica Josekutty, P.Biju & Augustine
Strobilanthes mastersii T.Anderson
Strobilanthes matthewiana Scotland
Strobilanthes maxwellii J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes mearnsii Merr.
Strobilanthes medogensis (H.W.Li) J.R.I.Wood & Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes meeboldii Craib
Strobilanthes mekongensis W.W.Sm.
Strobilanthes membranacea Talbot
Strobilanthes merrillii C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes micrantha Wight
Strobilanthes microcarpa T.Anderson
Strobilanthes microstachya Benth.
Strobilanthes mogokensis Lace
Strobilanthes monadelpha Nees
Strobilanthes moschifera Blume
Strobilanthes mucronatoproducta Lindau
Strobilanthes mullayanagiriensis Sinj.Thomas, B.Mani, Britto & Pradeep
Strobilanthes multangula Benoist
Strobilanthes multidens C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes multiflora Ridl.
Strobilanthes muratae J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes murutorum J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes myura Benoist
Strobilanthes nagaensis (Bremek.) W.J.Kress & DeFilipps
Strobilanthes namkadingensis Soulad. & Tagane
Strobilanthes naumannii Engl.
Strobilanthes neilgherrensis Bedd.
Strobilanthes nemorosa Benoist
Strobilanthes neoaspera Venu & P.Daniel
Strobilanthes newii Bedd. ex C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes nigrescens T.Anderson
Strobilanthes ningmingensis D.Fang & H.S.Lo
Strobilanthes nobilis C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes nockii Trimen
Strobilanthes novomegapolitana Lindau
Strobilanthes nutans (Nees) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes obesa Benoist
Strobilanthes obtusibracteata Terao
Strobilanthes oligantha Miq.
Strobilanthes oligocephala T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes oresbia W.W.Sm.
Strobilanthes orientalis J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes orthostachya (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes ovata Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes ovatibracteata H.S.Lo & D.Fang
Strobilanthes ovatifolia (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes oxycalycina J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes pachyphylla C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes pachys C.B.Clarke ex Merr.
Strobilanthes palawanensis Elmer
Strobilanthes panichanga (Nees) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes paniculata (Nees) Miq.
Strobilanthes paniculiformis J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes papillosa T.Anderson
Strobilanthes parabolica Nees
Strobilanthes parryorum C.E.C.Fisch.
Strobilanthes parvifolia J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes pateriformis Lindau
Strobilanthes patulus Benoist
Strobilanthes pauciflora (Merr.) Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes pavala (Roxb.) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes pedicellata Ridl.
Strobilanthes pedunculosa Miq.
Strobilanthes pendula J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes peninsularis Terao
Strobilanthes pentandra J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes pentastemonoides (Nees) T.Anderson
also Strobilanthes penstemonoides
Strobilanthes perplexa J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes perrottetiana Nees
Strobilanthes phoenicea Ridl.
Strobilanthes phyllocephala J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
Strobilanthes phyllostachya Kurz
Strobilanthes pinetorum W.W.Sm.
Strobilanthes pluriformis C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes poilanei Benoist
Strobilanthes polybotrya Miq.
Strobilanthes polyneuros C.B.Clarke ex W.W.Sm.
Strobilanthes polystachya Benoist
Strobilanthes polythrix T.Anderson
Strobilanthes pothigaiensis Gopalan & Chithra
Strobilanthes procumbens Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes pseudocollina K.J.He & D.H.Qin
Strobilanthes pteroclada Benoist
Strobilanthes pterygorrhachis C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes pubescens (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes pubiflora J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes pulcherrima T.Anderson
Strobilanthes pulneyensis C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes punctata Nees
Strobilanthes pusilla J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes quadrifaria (Wall. ex Nees) Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes ramulosa J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes rankanensis Hayata
Strobilanthes ranongensis Terao
Strobilanthes recurva C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes remota T.Anderson
Strobilanthes renschiae (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes repanda (Blume) J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes reptans (G.Forst.) Moylan ex Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes reticulata Stapf
Strobilanthes retusa D.Fang
Strobilanthes rhamnifolia (Nees) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes rhombifolia C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes rhytiphylla (Nees) Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes rhytisperma C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes ridleyi Merr.
Strobilanthes rivularis J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes rosea Nees
Strobilanthes rostrata Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes rubescens T.Anderson
Strobilanthes rubicunda (Nees) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes rufescens (Roth) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes ruficapillis Ridl.
Strobilanthes ruficaulis Ridl.
Strobilanthes rufocapitata C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes rufopauper C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes rufosepalus C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes rufostrobilata C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes sabiniana (Wall. ex Lindl.) Nees
Strobilanthes saccata J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes sainthomiana Augustine, Josekutty & P.Biju
Strobilanthes saltiensis S.Moore
Strobilanthes sanjappae Karthik. & Moorthy
Strobilanthes sarcorrhiza (C.Ling) C.Z.Zheng ex Y.F.Deng & N.H.Xia
Strobilanthes sarmentosa Benoist
Strobilanthes scabra Nees
Strobilanthes scabrida Ridl.
Strobilanthes schomburgkii (Craib) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes scrobiculata Dalzell ex C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes secunda T.Anderson
Strobilanthes serrata J.B.Imlay
Strobilanthes sessilis Nees
Strobilanthes setosa J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes sexennis Nees
Strobilanthes shanensis (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes simonsii T.Anderson
Strobilanthes simplex J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes sinica (H.S.Lo) Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes sinuata J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes speciosa Blume
Strobilanthes spicata T.Anderson
Strobilanthes spiciformis Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes squalens S.Moore
Strobilanthes steenisiana J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes stenodon C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes stenura (Bremek.) J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes stolonifera Benoist
Strobilanthes straminea W.W.Sm.
Strobilanthes strigosa D.Fang & H.S.Lo
Strobilanthes suborbicularis J.B.Imlay
Strobilanthes sulawesiana J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes sulfurea Benoist
Strobilanthes sumatrana Miq.
Strobilanthes sylvestris Ridl.
Strobilanthes szechuanica (Batalin) J.R.I.Wood & Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes tamburensis C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes tanakae J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes taoana Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes tenax Dunn
Strobilanthes tenuiflora J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes teraoi J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes tetrasperma (Champ.) Druce
Strobilanthes thomsonii T.Anderson
Strobilanthes thwaitesii T.Anderson
Strobilanthes tibetica J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes timorensis Nees
Strobilanthes tomentosa (Nees) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes tonkinensis Lindau
Strobilanthes torrentium Benoist
Strobilanthes trichantha J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes tricostata Sinj.Thomas, B.Mani, Britto & Pradeep
Strobilanthes tristis (Wight) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes truncata D.Fang & H.S.Lo
Strobilanthes tubiflos (C.B.Clarke) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes twangensis J.R.I.Wood & D.Borah
Strobilanthes unilateralis J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes urceolaris Gamble
Strobilanthes urens (Roth) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes urophylla (Nees) Nees
Strobilanthes vallicola Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes venosa (C.B.Clarke) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes verruculosa Nees
Strobilanthes versicolor Diels
Strobilanthes vestita Nees
Strobilanthes violacea Bedd.
Strobilanthes violascens Ridl.
Strobilanthes violifolia T.Anderson
Strobilanthes virendrakumariana Venu & P.Daniel
Strobilanthes viridis (Merr.) Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes viscosa (Arn. ex Nees) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes wakasana Wakas. & Naruh.
Strobilanthes walkeri Arn. ex Nees
Strobilanthes wallichii Nees
Strobilanthes wangiana Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes warburgii Terao ex J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes wardiana J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes wightiana Nees
Strobilanthes wightii (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
Strobilanthes willisii Carine
Strobilanthes wilsonii J.R.I.Wood & Y.F.Deng
Strobilanthes winckelii (Bremek.) J.R.Benn.
Strobilanthes xanthosticta C.B.Clarke
Strobilanthes yunnanensis Diels
Strobilanthes zenkeriana (Nees) T.Anderson
Strobilanthes zeylanica T.Anderson
Strobilanthes zwickeyae (Moylan) Y.F.Deng
Herbivory
Strobilanthes species are food plants for the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaracus, which has been recorded on S. callosa.
References
eFloras search results: Strobilanthes
External links
Acanthaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Blume
Lamiales of Asia